"Big List" where is it?
As a new member, I am advised to consult the "Big List."Where is it? Or do you simply mean that I should readall/many of the previous threads? Stephensburmese
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It's at www.wordorigins.org. You can get there by clicking on the image of the Battle of Hastings, above.You know, Dave, the "welcome" post advises people to consult the big list but doesn't tell them...
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edit: Trumped by Dr. T.edit2: What does the Battle of Hastings have to do with etymology?
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edit2:What does the Battle of Hastings have to do with etymology?If the Anglo-Saxons had won, English would not be what it is today.Were you sleeping when they taught this in school;-)From the last...
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In my defense, I'm certain that was never part of my curriculum. Thanks for the link.
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Hwaet! If it wasn't for the dinspear of Hastings, the woruld wouldn't be like it is! Edit to correct world
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Much of what was said in this recent thread applies here as well.
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Quote:And of course the Battle of Hastings is only one of the events depicted in the tapistry. I was fortunate enough to be able to see it with my own eyes a few years agoI thought the battle was...
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Aargh! I knew it. Even in Dutch getting the subject right can be a nuisance.
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Where is it?On the right side of your browser you will find an object called a "scroll bar". Use it.
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Not that helpful unless you're on the right page already. Lots of people find the discussion site directly, without passing through www.wordorigins.org. Using the scroll bar when I'm at...
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I think Dogfather was refering to the 2 to 3 links to wordorigins.org at the bottom of every Ezboard page. Still, those links are obscure, I'm certain that many of the "resident" posters have yet to...
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Or have forgotten about them, like yours truly.But as you say, they're a little obscure, and don't really scream "big list".
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"Aargh! I knew it. Even in Dutch getting the subject right can be a nuisance."I reckon that a high percentage of native english writers would also introduce the natural ambiguity. It was just that I...
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I understand Steve. Actually when I re-read my post a little later I noticed that I would better have avoided the it in the second sentence. But hoping everybody would let it pass, I just left it as...
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"hoping everybody would let it pass"In this forum? Have you learned nothing! :-)Scrutiny would be too polite. More ability to spot the little things that amuse. I think there have been quite a few SF...
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